Playing the Edge: Motivation and Risk Taking in a High-Altitude Wilderness-like Environment

Authors

Alan W. Ewert, USDA Forest Service

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify the motivational patterns of one group of risk recreators (mountain climbers) and determine if these patterns changed as a function of experience in the activity. In this study, the sample consisted of high-altitude mountaineers attempting to climb Mount McKinley in Denali National Park, Alaska.

Recommended Citation

Ewert, Alan W. (2001) "Playing the Edge: Motivation and Risk Taking in a High-Altitude Wilderness-like Environment," Journal of Human Performance in Extreme Environments: Vol. 6 : Iss. 1, Article 2.
DOI: 10.7771/2327-2937.1016
Available at: https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/jhpee/vol6/iss1/2